UNSW Handbook Course - Politics of International Law

Politics of International Law - ZHSS2415


	Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
	School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences @ ADFA
	Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
	Campus: University College Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Fee Band: (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course will survey international law, focusing on world order issues of legal and political importance. The major principles and concepts of international law will be surveyed as well as the functions and processes of international legal rules. The course will address specific legal problems found in world politics such as human rights, war, terrorism, environmental regulation and economic development. Particular attention will be given to the structure and processes of international and regional organisations, most especially the role, function and utility of the United Nations.

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